bith
Dinka
Noun
bith (plural biith)
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bith, from Proto-Celtic *bitus (compare Welsh byd).
Pronunciation
Noun
bith m (genitive singular beatha)
Declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar bith (“any, at all”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bith | bhith | mbith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English biþ, third-person present singular of bēon (“to be”), from Proto-Germanic *biuþi, third-person present singular of *beuną (“to be, become”).
Verb
bith
Usage notes
This form is less common than is except in southern dialects.
Descendants
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *bitus (compare Welsh byd).
Pronunciation
Noun
bith m (genitive betho or betha, nominative plural betha)
- world
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 68b9
- cia beith ar n‑acathar nech inna rétu inducbaidi in betha so, arnach·corathar i mmoth ⁊ machthad dia seirc ⁊ dia n‑accubur
- though it be that someone sees the glorious things of this world, that he may not be put in stupor and admiration by love for them and by desire for them
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 68b9
Declension
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bith | bithL | bethaH |
Vocative | bith | bithL | bethu |
Accusative | bithN | bithL | bethu |
Genitive | bethoH, bethaH | bethoL, bethaL | bethaeN |
Dative | biuthL | bethaib | bethaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
bith
- inflection of is:
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
bith
- Alternative spelling of bíth
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bith | bith pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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